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Baby Time: Turtles & Tortoises

10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Adults, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Early literacy begins at birth. Bond with your baby through stories, songs, parachute time and peek-a-boo scarf songs. For ages 0-1. ...

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Genealogy in the Library

10:00am - 11:30am
Conference Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Details:
Class surveying online library resources for genealogy. ...

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Yak and Yarn

10:00am - 11:30am
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Discussion Groups
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Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on. ...
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E-Help with Bob

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:
   Ask Bob, our local Windows expert, any questions about your PC or Laptop. ...
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AARP Tax Help

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
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Tax help.  Please note AARP volunteers at the library begin assisting the final client of the day 30 minutes to one hour before the last time listed. ...
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SHINE Medicare Counseling Site

10:00am - 2:00pm
Group Study Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living
Details:
SHINE can assist you with Medicare and health insurance questions. Ask about Financial Assistance Programs to help lower your Medicare costs. A SHINE counselor will be here to meet with you! Appointments suggested. To make an appointment call 866-413...
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Forty Carrots Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:
For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the...

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Mindful Meditation/Yoga Breath Stretch Class

10:15am - 11:15am
Community Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
This hour-long class is meant to equally balance your mind and body, while introducing or deepening knowledge of mindful meditation, breath work, and body alignment.  It is designed for any person regardless of age, body type, disability, gender...
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Partners in Play®

10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups. Meet our Friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots can help you enhance your parenting skills even more. H...
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Short Story Discussion Group

10:15am - 12:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Details:
The Short Story Discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month. Readings will be from "The Best American Short Stories of the Century" (expanded edition, 1999), edited by John Updike. A copy is available for preview at the Reference desk. N...
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Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:
For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited to 80 people. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m. the morning o...
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Toddler Time: Turtles & Tortoises

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Adults, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Featuring great stories, singing, dancing, and movement activities young children learn valuable skills and enjoy being with other children. For ages 1-3. ...
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Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Interact and participate with your child in a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.  For children ages 0-5.  ...
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Good Samaritan Pharmacy

10:30am - 1:30pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Healthy Living
Details:
Prescription Medication & Health Care Assistance for those that are uninsured and qualify financially. ...
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Sewing Lab

10:30am - 1:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:
Join American Sewing Guild teacher Kathy for an afternoon of machine sewing, sharing and creativity. Drop in with your works-in-progress or use our fabric stash and sewing books to start something new. Meet fellow sewers, get tips and answers from Ka...
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Discovery Playground

10:45am - 11:30am
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Discover how imaginative play and literacy can help children build motor skills and foundations for learning. ...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Adults, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Join us for a fun-filled morning of reading, songs, dancing, learning kindergarten readiness skills and craft activities. For ages 3-5.   *This session will feature a special guest appearance from the Peace River Wildlife Center and t...

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Sea Turtle Patrol

11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:
Ever wonder what those yellow taped off areas of the beach are all about beginning in May?  This presentation will introduce you to our summer visitors, namely loggerhead sea turtles, and the work of the Coastal Wildlife Club that monitors our b...

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Forty Carrots Partners in Play

11:45am - 12:45pm
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:
For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the...

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Partners in Play®

11:45am - 12:45pm
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups. Meet our Friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots can help you enhance your parenting skills even more. H...
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Gopher Tortoise Lab in the Creation Station

12:00pm - 6:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Details:
Come build, experiment, and create with our 3D printer, laser cutter, sewing machines, and more. Bring your own projects for development, prototyping, and production, or start something new.  Library staff will be available to answer que...
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AARP Income Tax Assistance

12:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
Volunteers from the AARP Tax Aide Program will be available for free individual tax preparation and e-filing. Any age/income level welcome. Please bring a photo ID (required), and any other documents that apply. ...
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Audubon Florida Shorebirds and Seabirds

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:
Audubon Florida's Coastal Program focuses on breeding shorebirds and seabirds along the coasts of Florida.  Multiple species use beaches and even gravel rooftops to raise their young.  Learn about them and how you can help protect them from...

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Master Gardener Plant Clinic

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:
Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.  Get expert advice on your landscaping needs. ...
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Book Reading Lists

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Virtual
Details:
Here's some handy book lists ready for reading! Need some ideas on what to read? Whether you want to escape into romance, want a good cry, or maybe just want a gentle read during this difficult time, here's some ideas to get you started.  ...
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Gulf Gate Spanish Conversation Group

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:
For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills. Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language. Everyone is welcome. ...
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"Rainforest Art Print" with artist Judy Levine

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:
Join artist Judy Levine as she guides us in making "Rainforest Art Prints."   Study Henri Rousseau's art and Haitian painting to create a multi media painting on cloth using painting,  printmaking techniques with multimedia addition...
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AARP Tax Help

2:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns.  ...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Art Displays & Exhibits, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Movies, Performances, Special Events
Details:
Join us for a special presentation of our Discovery Dome planetarium as we explore the wild, wild world of Florida nature in a series of thrilling video programs, including a real-world descent into the burrow of a gopher tortoise!   *Th...
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:
Using our Creation Station Cricut come learn how to make your own coloring sheet in this drop-in event. All ages welcome! ...
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After School Excitement

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Games, Movies, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:
Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. when school is in session for registered teens and tweens in grades 6 - 12.  Participants have access to our board and video gam...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events
Details:
Enjoy the dulcet tones of acoustic music from our local ukulele maestro, Mel Sanofsky!   *See our bi-weekly Ukulele Club on Fridays to join Mel for a strum along with other uke enthusiasts!* ...
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Mah-jongg Meet-up

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Rotunda
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games
Details:
Selby's new Mahjongg Meet-up welcomes everyone to learn American Style Mahjongg. If you already know how to play, come and share your tips and tricks with those who have never experienced the game outside of a computer simulation!   ...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Healthy Living, Outreach, Special Events
Details:
Head out to the front lawn and purchase your choice of cuisine from one of our community's most popular food trucks! ...
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Board Game Time

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Center
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:
Come join other 11-17-year-olds for an afternoon of competitive card games and board games: Sushi Go, Coup, Dutch Blitz and Love Letter just to name a few! ...

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Gopher Tortoise Talk 1: Biology, Conservation, and Permitting

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Conference Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
This presentation will cover biology and FWC’s efforts to conserve Florida’s long-lived keystone species, the Gopher Tortoise. Topics will include basic life history and facts about gopher tortoises, threats leading to their threatened s...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Storytimes
Details:
Join us for an explorative adventure with up-close looks at nature and fun crafts all about our neighborhood friend, the gopher tortoise! For ages 6 and up. ...

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Teen Advisory Board

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Details:
Join the Teen Advisory Board and make a difference at the library and in your community! We meet in the Teen Center during Board Game Time. ...

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Details:
Play Mario Kart in the Teen Zone with friends, but with a tortoise twist! Players may only use tortoise-shell characters. Choose from one of the seven Koopalings, Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones, Lakitu, Bowser, Bowser Jr., or Dry Bowser. Cheer on your ch...
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Teen Tech Playground and Open Lab

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Explore the different options in our Open Lab! Cricut Air Explore 2, 3D printing, sewing machines, Ozobots, Osmos, button maker and more. Bring your own projects for development, prototyping, and production, or start somethin...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Clubs, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Healthy Living, Lectures, Outreach, Special Events
Details:
Come to our front gallery for an exciting educational expo featuring all of our community partners from Shellebration, including Peace River Wildlife Center, North Port Friends of Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and many more! ...
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Gopher Tortoise Talk 2: The Suburban Tortoise

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
An FWC authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent discusses development and protecting our neighborhood natural resources. ...
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events
Details:
Settle into the afternoon with easy listening and original songs from Peg and Emery on keyboard, guitar, and harmonica! ...
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Gopher Tortoise Talk 3: Habitat Management and Restoration

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
Join us for an introduction on land management techniques used for maintaining and restoring gopher tortoise habitat within natural areas.  Learning will focus on preferred tortoise habitats and how land managers align restoration efforts wit...
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Gopher Tortoise Talk 4: Tracking the Tortoises

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
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Find out how YOU can aid the gopher tortoise conservation effort by mapping burrows in the community all through the City's new digital GIS app! ...
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
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Decoupage bottles with origami paper and make a botanical arrangement with locally found plants. These drop-in programs usually take about 30-60 minutes to complete and are recommended for ages 6 to 106; under 8 may require assistance from an adul...

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VPL Thursday Evening Films

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
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Enjoy a wide range of movies from the classics to the recently released. Short intro precedes film. ...
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Turtle Time Party

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Games, Special Events
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Get your party shells on and join us for a final celebration of the gopher tortoise in the Children's Department featuring games, crafts, and refreshments! ...

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Live Music - Southwind Bluegrass Band

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events
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Celebrate the finale of our Gopher Tortoise Shellebration with the authentic sounds of the Old South from the Southwind Bluegrass Band! ...